EP0989089B1 - Conveyor for bottles with a mouth-collar - Google Patents

Conveyor for bottles with a mouth-collar Download PDF

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EP0989089B1
EP0989089B1 EP98810943A EP98810943A EP0989089B1 EP 0989089 B1 EP0989089 B1 EP 0989089B1 EP 98810943 A EP98810943 A EP 98810943A EP 98810943 A EP98810943 A EP 98810943A EP 0989089 B1 EP0989089 B1 EP 0989089B1
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tool
collar
mouth
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Hans Büchel
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Tetra Pak Plastics Ltd
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Priority to EP98810943A priority patent/EP0989089B1/en
Priority to PCT/EP1999/006773 priority patent/WO2000017089A1/en
Priority to US09/787,529 priority patent/US6334289B1/en
Priority to AU63277/99A priority patent/AU6327799A/en
Priority to JP2000574008A priority patent/JP2002526341A/ja
Priority to BR9913972-3A priority patent/BR9913972A/pt
Priority to TW088118065A priority patent/TW585832B/zh
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67B—APPLYING CLOSURE MEMBERS TO BOTTLES JARS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; OPENING CLOSED CONTAINERS
    • B67B3/00—Closing bottles, jars or similar containers by applying caps
    • B67B3/20—Closing bottles, jars or similar containers by applying caps by applying and rotating preformed threaded caps
    • B67B3/206—Means for preventing rotation of the container or cap
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G29/00—Rotary conveyors, e.g. rotating discs, arms, star-wheels or cones
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67C—CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
    • B67C3/00—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
    • B67C3/02—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus
    • B67C3/22—Details
    • B67C3/24—Devices for supporting or handling bottles
    • B67C3/242—Devices for supporting or handling bottles engaging with bottle necks
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G2201/00—Indexing codes relating to handling devices, e.g. conveyors, characterised by the type of product or load being conveyed or handled
    • B65G2201/02—Articles
    • B65G2201/0235—Containers
    • B65G2201/0244—Bottles
    • B65G2201/0247—Suspended bottles

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  • the subject of the present invention is a tool for gripping a collar formed integrally with the mouth of a plastic bottle.
  • the tool can be usefully applied in bottling machines in order to allow the bottles to be gripped and handled.
  • a tool comprising a flat body having an edge which is essentially in the form of an arc of a circle with a diameter between the diameter of the mouth and that of the collar.
  • the body is designed to surround part of the mouth of the bottle with its circular edge.
  • a tool of this type is already known in which the pointed projections, which perform the function of securely gripping the collar on the neck of the bottle, are made as one piece with the main body of the tool.
  • the object of the present invention is to overcome the abovementioned limitations and drawbacks of the known art by means of a gripping tool that can be reliably used for long periods of time without having to be replaced, even when employed in an aseptic bottling environment.
  • One advantage of the invention in question is that it provides a tool that is simple and cheap to construct.
  • a further advantage is that it makes available a tool that does not have any small recesses, cracks, gaps or the like in which perishable material could get trapped and stagnate giving rise to the growth of bacteria.
  • the tool in question can therefore be used for filling plastic bottles under aseptic conditions without the risk of contaminating the bottled product with bacteria.
  • the numeral 1 denotes, as a whole, a tool for gripping a collar 2 formed integrally with the mouth 3 of a plastic bottle.
  • the tool 1 forms part of a known plastic bottle feed line, installed within a bottling plant.
  • the feed line comprises a plurality of gripping tools 1, each of which can engage with a collar 2 on a plastic bottle.
  • the bottling plant can, for example, comprise a filling machine of the rotary carousel type, known per se and not illustrated, fitted with a plurality of dispensing nozzles arranged around the circumference of the carousel and rotating integrally with the latter.
  • Each tool 1 is designed to grip a corresponding bottle and locate it beneath a dispensing nozzle so that it can be filled as the carousel moves round.
  • the tool 1 comprises a flat main body 4 made of stainless steel which is essentially in the form of an arc of an annulus.
  • the main body 4 has an internal edge 5 in the form of an arc of a circle with a diameter between the diameter of the mouth 3 and- that of the collar 2.
  • the body 4 is designed to surround part of the mouth 3 of the bottle with its internal edge 5.
  • Each of the pointed projections 6 is located on a corresponding insert 7.
  • Each insert 7 is positioned in a corresponding cavity formed in the main body 4 and is made of a different material from that of the said body.
  • the inserts 7 are made of hardened steel.
  • Each insert 7 is attached to the main body 4 by means of silver brazing. This is done so as not to have any small recesses, cracks, gaps or the like in which perishable material - such as for example the product being poured into the bottles - could become embedded and stagnate. This ensures that bacteria cannot colonize the tool 1 and then contaminate the bottled product.
  • Each insert 7 can be applied in its cavity so that it can be removed, for example by press-fitting it or by using grooved tracks or other detachable fixing systems.
  • the inserts can, for example, be made of a relatively hard plastic, especially when the bottling process does not take place under aseptic conditions.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Filling Of Jars Or Cans And Processes For Cleaning And Sealing Jars (AREA)
  • Details Of Rigid Or Semi-Rigid Containers (AREA)
EP98810943A 1998-09-21 1998-09-21 Conveyor for bottles with a mouth-collar Expired - Lifetime EP0989089B1 (en)

Priority Applications (8)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP98810943A EP0989089B1 (en) 1998-09-21 1998-09-21 Conveyor for bottles with a mouth-collar
DE69811228T DE69811228T2 (de) 1998-09-21 1998-09-21 Förderer für Flaschen mit Halskragen
US09/787,529 US6334289B1 (en) 1998-09-21 1999-09-13 Conveyor for bottles with a mouth-collar
AU63277/99A AU6327799A (en) 1998-09-21 1999-09-13 Conveyor for bottles with a mouth-collar
PCT/EP1999/006773 WO2000017089A1 (en) 1998-09-21 1999-09-13 Conveyor for bottles with a mouth-collar
JP2000574008A JP2002526341A (ja) 1998-09-21 1999-09-13 マウスカラー付きボトル用コンベア
BR9913972-3A BR9913972A (pt) 1998-09-21 1999-09-13 Transportador para garrafas com uma boca-colar
TW088118065A TW585832B (en) 1998-09-21 1999-10-19 Tool for gripping a collar formed integrally with the mouth of a plastic bottle

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP98810943A EP0989089B1 (en) 1998-09-21 1998-09-21 Conveyor for bottles with a mouth-collar

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EP0989089A1 EP0989089A1 (en) 2000-03-29
EP0989089B1 true EP0989089B1 (en) 2003-02-05

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EP (1) EP0989089B1 (pt)
JP (1) JP2002526341A (pt)
AU (1) AU6327799A (pt)
BR (1) BR9913972A (pt)
DE (1) DE69811228T2 (pt)
TW (1) TW585832B (pt)
WO (1) WO2000017089A1 (pt)

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DE69811228T2 (de) 2003-11-13
US6334289B1 (en) 2002-01-01
DE69811228D1 (de) 2003-03-13
EP0989089A1 (en) 2000-03-29
AU6327799A (en) 2000-04-10
TW585832B (en) 2004-05-01
BR9913972A (pt) 2001-06-12
JP2002526341A (ja) 2002-08-20

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